Audio interview with Chris McGimpsey, member of the UUP, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. McGimpsey discusses the impact of the 1980 and 1981 hunger-strikes on the political development of the republican movement. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the first part of a two part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Chris McGimpsey
Role at time of Interview: Member of the UUP
Interviewer: Don Anderson
Purpose: Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons
Time Period covered: 1980-2007
Key Individuals: Chris McGimpsey, Margaret Thatcher, Bobby Sands
Key Words: Hunger-strike, prison, IRA, Queen’s University Belfast, education, UUP, religion, Sinn Fein, election, power-sharing, DUP, SDLP